Westborough – Ellin A. Onorato, 83, of Westborough, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Onorato.
Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Fitzpatrick) Gundersen, she was educated in Brookline and was a graduate of Brookline High School. She had been a resident of Westborough since 1985 previously living in Brookline.
Ellin was employed as a bookkeeper for the family business, Vogue Construction, serving the Brookline, Newton, and Boston areas.
She was a communicant of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, enjoyed reading, and was involved in many causes concerning children and animals.
Ellin is survived by her four children, Joseph S. Onorato and his wife Cheryl of Milton, Patti A. Onorato of Auburn, Richard T. Onorato and his wife Carol of Westborough, and Lisa F. Onorato and her husband David Welch of Wellesley; one sister, Marilyn Wolfe of Stratham, N.H.; and two granddaughters, Kathryn Shea and Jacqueline Onorato.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 70 West Main St., Westborough. Burial will follow in St. Luke’s Cemetery. Calling hours are Monday, Dec. 15, from 5-8 p.m., at the Rand-Harper-Pickering Westborough Funeral Home, 62 West Main St.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Bay Path Humane Society, 5 Rafferty Rd., Hopkinton, MA 01748.
